(Sept. 13, 2007) ONBOARD THE USCGC BOUTELL - The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell's smallboat passes the fishing vessel Lu Rong Yu 6007 after transferring custody to the Chinese Fisheries Law Enforcement Command (FLEC) Cutter. The Boutwell boarded the vessel suspected of high seas drift net fishing while deployed as U.S. Coast Guard representatives for the North Pacific Coast Guard Forum (NPCGF). This forum was developed to increase international maritime safety and security of the Northern Pacific Ocean and its borders, and to decrease the amount of high seas drift net fisherman. (Coast Guard video by Petty Officer Jonathan R. Cilley)
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